It comes down to what the $6 or $7 is worth to you. I will say in these financial times some would say it's a lot, but if it is you shouldn't be spending it anyways.

Consider what it costs for a nice jacked up latte etc at Starbucks and then tell me you cannot afford a theme. On my previous 8820 I had lots of themes some free that the developer offered that way and the higher end ones like Gadgetbeans I paid for. I had lots of the iBerry Themes but then again I own a MAC. Now I have the Today Plus theme for the BB Bold which will be sweet once I can actually get my BB to stay connected.

The reason that I asked is because I have googled it myself but can't seem to find anything. There aren't many out there yet.

To some of the others, most developers will put a restriction on a trialware. Lasts a few days/weeks and then expires. I don't know much about the BBs as I am new to them but there must be some sort of provision built in for developers.

I will spend the money for anything that I like but to not even be able to try it is not okay. With my Palm Lifedrive, I tried a lot of software (Docs to go, etc.) and usually ended up buying them.

trialware doesn't make any difference to companies losing sales, i havent checked but im sure themes must get uploaded to bittorrent sites by the bucketload. people who are going to pay do so, people who want it free will find some way to download it, just like mp3's these days. its the way of the world.

Vids and pictures don't always do justice. I have tried so may free themes that have a bunch of vids and/or pictures only to delete them a day or two later due to fonts, bugs, slowing down my phone or something else that the pic/vid didn't show. So imagine if I paid for them. No trial, no buy. There are too many free themes out there for me to buy themes anyway.

You could always make your own themes
Thats what i did after not finding a free theme that i could live with for more than a couple hours.
Then EVERYTHING is the way you want it...
well not everything...

i cant even begin to tell you how many themes i purchased and as soon as i got them on my bb, looked at it for 5 minutes and deleted them. dont get me wrong i can redownload but i never do..i always go back to the free ones..

You could always make your own themes
Thats what i did after not finding a free theme that i could live with for more than a couple hours.
Then EVERYTHING is the way you want it...
well not everything...

What is with all the themes on this site that you can't try them out? There is no way that I am going to pay $7 for something that I can't see on my Bold.

Is there another site that has themes that you can try out before buying?

Well, on the plus side, I bought a theme that just didn't work well and I was given my money back with very little fan fare. That's something any way. I also wish that the people who design these things might actually check them out. I got my refund because when you moved the cursor over icons, you couldn't even tell which icon was highlighted most of the time. On the main screen, you had to move the trackball up and down vs left and right to get anywhere. This was a theme supposedly made for my model (8900). A real shame since I really like its design.

I have to agree with this thread. There are many themes out there (and apps) that look great but don't work so well. I love the trial idea. If you try it and like it, then buy it. This saves from getting ripped off.

1.) there are plenty of free themes to try
2.) download the software to build your own theme. I did.

Now here's my point about the cost of the themes. After playing around with building a theme, I can understand why some charge. It does take some personal time to make good themes.

I laugh when people complain about a few bucks here and there. If someone is really concerned about spending that, then they should take a real good look at their budget/finances. Write down all your spending habits and keep all your receipts for a month. I'll bet that person will find that they spend a lot more money on other crap they don't need. For example, Starbucks, fast food, that extra pair shoes you really didn't need. I'm not preaching to the o.p., I'm just stating my opinion.

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